Team name: SDU Vikings
University: University of Southern Denmark
Class: Class 1
Car Number: 117
Country: Denmark
Length:2725
Height: 1073
Width: 1428
Wheelbase:1535
Track: 1250/1200
Car Weight:218
Weight Distribution: 140/146
Suspension: Double unequal length A-Arms. Front Pushrod/Rear Pullrod actuated Öhlins TTX25 FSAE.
Tyres: 20.5×7.0-13 Hoosier R25B
Wheels: 13″ x 6″ Keizer 3pc. Al-Mg
Brakes: Full floating hub mounted Ø240mm custom discs, 4 piston calipers, adjustable brake bias
Chassis: One piece tubular spaceframe
Engine: YASA 750
Bore: –
Stroke: –
Cylinders: –
CC: –
Fuel Type: Electric
Fuel System: Sevcon Gen4 Size 8
Max Power: 100kW @ 380V
Max Torque: 750Nm @ 360A
Transmission: N/A
Differential: Drexler 2010 V1 limited slip differential
Final Drive: 1:1
Team Profile:
The current car is the seventh generation of the Viking cars. It has been developed by a team of 18 mechanical students and 10 robotics students. The Viking VII’s main focus on the electrical side is to optimize and refine the current traction control and regenerative braking algorithms, as well as implementing a CAN-protocol to communicate with the motor controller. In addition, the team will try to implement semi active suspension by modifying the dampers with MR-fluid and electromagnets. The major design change is completely new suspension geometry, made by replacing the old pull-rod system in front, with a push-rod system, and redesigning the rear pull-rod system. Another change on this year’s car is a new pedal box that integrates a sensor for regenerative braking in order to give the driver a better feel for controlling the braking force. All these improvements results in the objective of the Viking VII which is to end up in the top 10 regarding electric cars.We are convinced that this year’s car is the most competitive car so far, so we are very much looking forward to the competition!
